Features – Page 5
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The Broadcast InterviewNida Manzoor: The punk spirit behind We Are Lady Parts
Writer and director on taking inspiration from her own life for her new C4 comedy about a Muslim female punk band
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Behind The ScenesTackling the menopause with Davina
Finestripe set out to smash taboos on C4 single and was helped along by a host willing to open up, says director/producer Linda Sands
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Behind The ScenesFinding our Money Maker in a pandemic
Casting a business guru willing to invest big sums during Covid took more than blue sky thinking, says Nick Parnes
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Behind The ScenesMaking Man Like Greta
Rockerdale Studios underwent ‘detailed exploration of a new world’ to forge C4 social media show , says exec Michelle Singer
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FeaturesBreaking into the comedy boys’ club
Despite repeated calls for more comedy shows with female writers, the latest stats from Broadcast’s Programme Index suggest progress has been slow
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Behind The ScenesBreaking the social silence around pregnancy for C4
Wonderhood Studios’ doc series Baby Surgeons challenged us to film sensitively and carefully, says James W Newton
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Behind The ScenesHow Hollywood helped Lucy the Human Chimp
Going into production during the global pandemic meant using a technique reserved for big-budget films on our Channel 4 doc, says Alex Parkinson
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FeaturesGallery - Frank Of Ireland
Selection of images of the Merman comedy series for Channel 4, centring on a misanthropic, 30-something, struggling singer-songwriter
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Behind The ScenesCaroline Flack: Her Life and Death, C4
We wanted to celebrate the TV presenter’s life, but she deserved more from our industry says director Charlie Russell
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Behind The ScenesDigging deep for More 4
We wrecked gardens, circumvented local councils and stunk out a Premier Inn hotel room to create The Great British Dig, says Steve Wynne
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Behind The ScenesIt’s A Sin: out and proud in the 80s
Russell T Davies on why it was so important to cast gay actors in his 1980s-set AIDS drama
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Behind The ScenesBringing Quentin Blake’s Clown to life
It was a race against time to realise our ambition for Channel 4’s animated special from day one, says Massimo Fenati
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FeaturesReview of the year
From the global pandemic to the US election, Broadcast looks back on an eventful 12 months in television
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FeaturesWill C4’s digital plan work?
Mixed response from producers and grandees to Future 4 strategy
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Behind The ScenesFinding festive cheer in KFC
Sifting through 960 stores to discover the ‘people behind the uniform’ was a daunting task, says C4 ob-doc director Jonny Ashton
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Behind The ScenesRisking it all for C4’s Jungle Mystery: Lost Kingdoms of the Amazon
Our quest to document ancient rock art brought us face to face with Colombia’s most wanted man, says Paul King
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Behind The ScenesSurviving the Stone Age with Channel 4’s explorers
There was genuine jeopardy as our anthropological experiment pushed our ‘Stone Age’ cast to the limit, says Natalie Wilkinson
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Behind The ScenesThe rollercoaster ride reopening Alton Towers
Our Channel 4 documentary reveals the quiet anxieties of staff at the famous theme park, says Kate Siney
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Behind The ScenesHow Spirit Studios revealed The Whole Truth
We braced for a social media reaction to our Channel 4 music-meets-mental health special, but only found positivity, says Matt Campion
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Behind The ScenesAmerican Nightmare: the two-week shoot that lasted six months
Covid-19 hit when I was filming our Channel 4 child poverty doc in US - but we decided to see it through, says Jezza Neumann